What is the difference in wages and salaries between Burundi and Malawi?

11.81 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?

23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2005.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank country economists, published as Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Malawi: Wages and salaries

Burundi

74.50 billion current LCU

in 2005

Malawi

62.68 billion current LCU

in 2011

Burundi rank

28th

Malawi rank

30th

Wages and salaries over time

Burundi
Malawi

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 74.50 billion current LCU against 62.68 billion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 11.81 billion current LCU.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 30th of 51 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	7.38 billion current LCU	110.40 million current LCU	7.27 billion current LCU	Burundi
1990s	22.07 billion current LCU	1.95 billion current LCU	20.12 billion current LCU	Burundi
2000s	51.13 billion current LCU	11.20 billion current LCU	39.93 billion current LCU	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Burundi or Malawi?: Burundi, at 74.50 billion current LCU against 62.68 billion current LCU in Malawi as of 2005.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Burundi and Malawi?: 11.81 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2005.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for wages and salaries?: Burundi ranks 28th and Malawi ranks 30th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank country economists, published as Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Wages and salaries (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 51 places, 1,362 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.